Bodie's Texas buggy build

Plans for the rebuild...

~500hp LS
built 350 trans
205 T-case
Steering 14 bolt
Suspension seats
More tube work front and rear
Tub removal


The goal is stronger, faster, more capable, dependable, and comfortable.


I also want to redo the suspension link setup. For whatever reason, it seems to unload on the torque side every time. I have tuned the shocks, and would pay more attention to them if it did both sides, but its the same side every time. I am going to swap the 7/8s heims out for 1.25" and maybe aluminum links. Anybody have any ideas on why?

Pics of the unloading...

Tearin it down!

New frame rails.

I ended up going with a built 400 and 241 tcase with SYE. The last pic is how it sits now. Sorry about the image quality in advance, not sure why it just started getting crappy.

Didn't you just build this unit?

I finished the Samurai in July, I ran it three times and decided to rebuild it over the winter and hopefully have it ready for next season. All I ended up keeping was the the cage, and the rear diff.

Sorry, I havent updated this thread in a while. I took time off this one and built two other projects. Now that they are done, its time to get back on this one. I picked up some new wheels yesterday and worked on the suspension a little over the weekend.

Whats the length on you uppers?

Those are just for mockup, they will be a bit shorter.